Brighouse Cemetery

Brighouse Cemetery is situated on Lightcliffe Road.

By 1869, the burial ground at the Parish Church was becoming so overcrowded that there were many complaints of people being buried in the wrong grave.

In January 1871, 9 acres of land was bought by the Brighouse Local Board for a new Cemetery.

The new chapel building was designed by F. Bartram Payton and William Gray of Bradford architects, Payton & Gray, and built by S. W. Dyson of Rastrick. There are 2 chapels joined in a central tower. The tower and spire is about 65 ft high. Adjoining each chapel, and with separate entrances, are mortuaries which are divided from the chapels by arcades and glass screens. Each chapel has a vestry.

The total cost, including land was a little over £7000.

On 3rd August 1874, it was consecrated by the Bishop of Ripon.

William Gay, surveyor and landscape gardener of Bradford, designed the grounds, and the designs were implemented by Lister Kershaw.

In 1890, opening times were

• 1st April to 30th September: 7:00 am until sunset
• 1st October to 30th March: 8:00 am until sunset
• 1st April to 13th September: 7:00 am until sunset

The Lodge was used by Calderdale Council [2006]. It was sold at auction in 2010 for conversion into a house.

People buried here

William Adams Arthur Addison Kershaw Aspinall Thomas Aspinall William, son of Samuel Avison Ann, daughter of William Avison John Brook, infant son of Edwin Ayrton Sophie Baines Reginald Walter Banks Ephraim Barber Arthur Barraclough Henry Barrass Oliver Beeton Morton Binns Benjamin Blackburn Benjamin Thomas Sutcliffe Blackburn Clement Blackburn George Frederick Blackburn Grace Blackburn Hannah Elizabeth Blackburn Harold Blackburn Joseph Blackburn Mary Blackburn Sam Blackburn Thomas Blackburn Thomas Blackburn William Kitson Blackburn Joseph Blakeborough Colin Booth Charles Cookson Bottomley James Bottomley John Carr Bottomley Jimmy Briggs Firth Broomhead Smith Brown George Percy Bunce James Farnell Bunce Joseph E. Bunce Anne Maria Camm Byrne Charlotte Byrne Joe Carter Thomas Bradley Chambers Thomas Washington Chambers William John Chambers Dr William Charteris John Albert Cheetham John Cliffe John William Collinson Alfred Willie Corker Joe Crossley Albert Marsden Denham Brierley Denham Harry Denham James Denham John Denham Gerald Drake Jim Drake John Albert Drake George Dyson Frank Eagling Dr Bogdan Edward Jastrzębski Edwards George Farrar Ellen Mollett, daughter of Jabez Bunting Farrar Ernest Fearnley Jack Feltham Thomas Arnold Firth Sons of William Firth Joshua Glasbey Philip Glover Frank Goodyear J. Goodyear Harry Goulthorpe Herald Green John Green William Green John Exley Greenwood Lionel Griffin Alfred Hardy Shaw Hardy Alice Oldfield Healey Leonard Heeley William Henley James Hepworth Benjamin Hill G. Hill E. Hirst John Hirst & other members of his family Charles Horner James Dobson Horner Frederick Gordon Ingham George Ingham Bernard, son of David Jackson George William Jagger Gilbert Solomon Jagger John Jagger Herbert Lancaster Jowett

Thomas Joy Charles Kay Charles Kershaw Cornelius Kershaw John Henry Kershaw Lister Kershaw Marian, wife of Richard Kershaw Richard Kershaw Robert Arthur Kershaw Samuel Kershaw Wilton Kershaw Harold King T. Knowles William Lancaster and his wife Robert Law Frederick Laxton Fred Lemm Herbert Jonathan Lister James William Lund William, son of Ernest Marshall Hanson Marshall Arthur, son of John Mallinson Marshall Norman McLeod Marshall Solomon Marshall James Medcalf Charles Henry Mellor John Alexander Miller Charles Mitchell John Mitchell Robinson Moore Robert Edward Muir Ben Naylor Edward Naylor Frederick William Nortcliffe Charles Jones Ormerod George Frederick Ormerod Hanson Ormerod Reginald Hanson Ormerod Abraham Parker Michael Payton Samuel Pearson David Pendlebury John Rowland Ramsden Sarah Elizabeth daughter of Joseph Ramsden Richard Ramsden Clement Rastrick Rev Albert Rathmell Benjamin Roberts John Charles Roberts Joseph Dixon Roberts Josiah Dixon Roberts William Robinson Charles Goulding Rogerson William Russell Lionel Derrick Rymer Alexander Schofield Dr William Skeels William Henry Sladdin Richard Small Robert Philip Smith Sidney Smith Clifford Stevens John Henry Stevens Milton Stevens Mary Goldthorp Sugden Richard Sugden Agnes Sunderland Charles Sykes Sunderland Henry Sunderland Mrs Susan Sunderland Benjamin Sutcliffe Ingham Sutcliffe William Swales John William Swan John Thompson John Henry Turner Thomas Turner Harold Empsall Tyas Matthew Wade Henry Hirst Waller Henry Norman Waller Lydia Waller Harold Walton Annie Wheatley Norman White Frederick Whitehead Rebecca Whitley Wright Wilkinson Norman Willey Benjamin Wilson Charles Womersley William Womersley Herbert Wood Thomas Herbert Wood Joseph Henry Worsley

See also the photographs of graves in the Cemetery

See Brighouse Cemetery: Chapels, Brighouse Cemetery: Lodge, Lightcliffe Old Church: Graveyard, Robert Milner, Noble Fountain, Brighouse and St Martin's Church, Brighouse: Graveyard

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